Doing laundry

One of the housekeepers (the Vietnamese word is o sin, after Oshin the Japanese soap about a housemaid from over a decade ago). from the guesthouse next door doing the laundry in the alleyway below. At my guesthouse they have a washing machine. I've stayed in that one though, when my regular place is full: the woman who runs it really objects to having to engage in merely money-making activities. As a consequence, it's a ramshackle place, though the price is no different from the one I stay in. My landlady, who runs a great operation, is nevertheless looked down upon by her less successful neighbour who just happens to come from an elite family!